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[Holiday greeting card and envelope]
Holiday greeting card to Bernice Rockness from Bernhard Christenson, postmarked December 17, 1918. Card is embroidered with flowers and "1919, Best Wishes" on front and was sent from a camp hospital in France. Includes envelope. Inscription on verso:…

[Print of crowds with hydrogen balloon used in 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles]
Letterpress print of crowds with the hydrogen balloon used in the 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles, Paris, France, undated.

La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle [Engraving of balloon in Nesle, France]
Engraving, "La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle," depicting a balloon descending in Nesle, France, original piece dated circa 1850s. Text in French is engraved below the image.Label included with engraving: "Satirical print on…

Experience Celebre Faite a Paris [Engraving of balloon flight on January 2, 1783]
Engraving, "Experience Celebre Faite a Paris," depicting the January 2, 1783 balloon flight over France, undated. Text in French is engraved below the image.Label included with engraving: "Paris Ascent. Monday, December 1 [crossed out with…

[Exhibition hall at Paris Air Show]
Photograph of an exhibition hall at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, 1909. The scene depicts aircraft and balloons on display, including a French-built Astra-Wright (lower left).

[Exhibition hall at Paris Air Show]
Photograph of an exhibition hall at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, 1910. The Turcat-Méry-Rougier machine is visible on the left (foreground).

[Italian Savoia-Marchetti S.55M and other aircraft on display at Paris Air Show]
Photograph of an Italian Savoia-Marchetti S.55M (center) and other aircraft on display at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, circa 1920s-1930s.

[Exhibition hall at Paris Air Show]
Photograph of an exhibition hall at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, circa 1908-1910s. The scene depicts aircraft and balloons on display.

[Aircraft on display at Paris Air Show]
Photograph of aircraft on display at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, circa 1920s-1930s.

[Fokker F.VIIA-3m and other aircraft on display at Paris Air Show]
Photograph of a Fokker F.VIIA-3m (foreground, fuselage designation H-NADS) and other aircraft on display at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, circa 1926.
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